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- noun Plural form of
Thatcherite .
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Blair situated himself politically at the midpoint between, say, the "Thatcherites" and the "old Labourites," or between Europe and the United States — but "with no firm alignment with either."
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Blair situated himself politically at the midpoint between, say, the "Thatcherites" and the "old Labourites," or between Europe and the United States — but "with no firm alignment with either."
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Controversial and opposed by some 'Thatcherites' like Nigel Lawson
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Controversial and opposed by some 'Thatcherites' like Nigel Lawson
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One clear example of the frustration felt by the Thatcherites is shown by a letter from Sir Keith Joseph and Tebbit protesting strongly at the prime minister's practice of meeting backbenchers who faced factory closures in their constituencies.
Thatcher battled cabinet 'wets' over Howe austerity plans 2011
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There was little love for her throughout the 1980s, from Billy Bragg (Thatcherites) to Two Tone (Stand Down Margaret sang the Beat) to punk (special mention must go to the Exploited's spectacularly unequivocal Maggie You Cunt).
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Miliband is surrounded by angry ex-Blairites telling anyone who will listen that he's useless, a disaster, doesn't understand the country – just as Cameron was dogged by Thatcherites pouring scorn on his environmentalism and social liberalism.
A sharply defined Miliband can pierce a fuzzy coalition Jackie Ashley 2010
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Thatcherites, monetarists and neoliberals have failed to do this; they've actively fought against the very idea that relentless acquisition even requires external justification.
No country for young people: is this generation under strain? 2011
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The TPA is, in fact, an ultra right wing organization founded by loyal Thatcherites for the purpose of promoting the most discredited and unacceptable aspects of Thatcherite economic policy.
Archive 2009-07-01 2009
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The TPA is, in fact, an ultra right wing organization founded by loyal Thatcherites for the purpose of promoting the most discredited and unacceptable aspects of Thatcherite economic policy.
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